Lesson 2 — Configuring DDEV on your local computer

Prerequisites and goals

Prerequisites

Theoretical prerequisites

This lesson assumes that you already know the following:

  • Understand DDEV architecture and system requirements
  • Learn DDEV installation process and dependencies
  • Master DDEV command line interface basics
  • Study DDEV configuration file structure

Practical prerequisites

Before you start this lesson, please have the following things ready:

  • Install DDEV successfully on local machine
  • Verify DDEV installation and dependencies
  • Execute basic DDEV commands
  • Configure basic DDEV settings

Goals

Theoretical goals

By the end of this lesson, you should know the following:

  • Understand DDEV configuration options and parameters
  • Learn about DDEV environment variables and settings
  • Master DDEV networking and service configuration
  • Study DDEV performance optimization techniques

Practical goals

By the end of this lesson, you should have completed the following:

  • Configure DDEV for optimal performance
  • Set up DDEV environment variables
  • Configure DDEV services and networking
  • Test DDEV configuration settings

Learning resources

Teacher's instructions

Student's instructions